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• Clear, approachable style of writing.
• Over 1,000 full-color illustrations present anatomy and physiology plus examination techniques.
• A two-column format distinguishes normal findings from abnormal findings, using color, step-by-step photos.
• Summary checklists in each body system chapter provide a quick review of exam steps.
• Documentation examples show the charting of normal findings.
• Extensive coverage of culture reflects the importance of diversity and cultural awareness.
• Nursing Diagnoses reflecting the most recent NANDA Taxonomy II terminology.
• Lifespan content is integrated throughout the text to show common variations for all age groups.
• Developmental Care sections cover age-specific content for pediatric, pregnant, and older adult patients.
• Clinical case studies cover focused assessment techniques for patients of different ages in different clinical situations.
• Spanish language translation chart includes key phrases for better communication during a physical examination.

• More than 100 color photographs and drawings are added.
• Abnormal Findings section, in full-color, large-photo atlas format, now differentiates abnormal findings for the student from those for advanced practice.
• Promoting a Healthy Lifestyle boxes highlight essential health promotion material, based on Healthy People 2010 guidelines.
• Unique Reassessment of the Hospitalized Patient chapter provides a focus for hospital-based assessments.
• Functional Assessment of the Older Adult chapter covers the special assessment techniques and findings for geriatric clients.
• A companion CD-ROM helps you apply your skills to realistic patient scenarios, with additional in-depth case studies, a complete head-to-toe examination video, printable health promotion handouts, heart and lung sounds, new bedside reassessment, and the 20 Most Common Conditions.

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Great Textbook for Resource	Customer Rating:
This is a great textbook for any health assessment nursing course or for anyone who just wants to know more about the human body and its functions. I like the way each chapter is broken up into subjective and objective data as well as providing age appropriate information for each topic. There are great pictures and a CD that help to better understand the subject matter.

Great deal!	Customer Rating:
I purchase this book for an online class and the price I got was $12 better than at the university bookstore!

Finally...an easy-to-read nursing textbook!!

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I absolutely love this book. It is so much easier to read than any of the other 50 or so textbooks I have weighing down my bookshelves. I don't know if it's the un-fussy writing style, or the abundance of pictures that make it more interesting than others like it, but I will say that for once, I do not dread my reading assignments. Thanks for such an interesting book! (When I start my career, I will upgrade to the next edition for sure)

Paying more for shipping does not provide better service.	Customer Rating:
After reading another review, I discovered a CD may not be part of the book I purchased. This is not good. The CD is part of the learning process and allows the student to assimilate the learnings from the book with the CD information. Also, I paid for 1 day fed. express shipping and the book did not arrive on the date expected.

College student

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This book does have good layout by using seperate chapters for the different systems and has abnormal findings with pictures in every chapter. But It is not detailed enough. I would sometimes find myself looking for more information because it doesn't go too much farther then describing something briefly. I would like to find a more detailed book but this is the one my nursing class required. And it has no glossary for definition of terms.